Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Antlers, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1945, DURING THE FINAL MONTHS OF HOSTILITIES. SERVED AS AN ENLISTED MAN DURING THE WAR AND WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. CONTINUED IN MARINE CORPS SERVICE AFTER THE WAR, WAS COMMISSIONED AS AN OFFICER AND SERVED UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.